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businesses and the people and candidates under threat doesn't murdered in the run up in mexico's local election. ah, darling, in hong kong, this out where media tycoon jimmy lie has been jailed for his role in anti government protest back in 2019. the part of mark's, the activist and billionaire is already serving a 14 month prison term on similar charges. lies. assets are frozen earlier this month and debating national security laws. also 7 other leading activists have been sent. well, they taking part in an authorized assembly, but it was peaceful. they never called on the participants to resort to violence. although of course i had made on that day, they were things of violence, but they did not call for them. and it's very sad that they are given such long

sentences. i want the international community to know that when hong kong we will continue to struggle for human rights for free off personal safety and democracy in, in i don't to be very, very difficult circumstances. that's totally katrina you in beijing now. katrina by jimmy ly already behind bows for an early parties. so where does this leave and, or how long does this leave him in, jo? well, that's ryan. so this sentence handed down this 14 months in prison was for protests who took part in october 2019 in that protest was opposing communist party rule. the 70th anniversary of its rule here in china. but he was already serving a jail sentence for earlier protests. so this now will extend his term in jail by about 6 months and told me i wasn't the only one sentenced to day on those. on

friday, there were about 9 others also handed down sentences including form a low make out but her. and they were given sentences from ranging from 12 months to 18 months and to a given suspended sentences. but this is certainly not the 1st time jimmy ly is going to face court. he's due again in june. actually, he faces a raft of other charges. also illegal assembly charges, but also more concerning lay charges under the national security will. and if found guilty of the charges, he could face life imprisonment. now, china really does seem to be making an example of jimmy law. this is a spectacular fall from grace full him. he's a 1000000000 or millionaire type a 1000000000, a tycoon who started the poor democracy newspaper, apple daily. he also founded very successful clothing chain. and really, the chinese government seems to think that he's some sort of traitor, threat to the peace and stability in home, cold. and we've seen his assets for his and earlier this month than just this week

. also banks, dealing in his accounts were warned not to touch his accounts, otherwise face 7 years. and joe katrina, can i ask you about something else as well? hong kong legislative legislature, i'm sorry. passing a bail to over hall, hong kong electoral system. tell us more about this and i'm sure the criticism that's come with it. that's right, so just this week i've also seen hong kong many parliament, its legislative council pos, without any opposition. basically this sweeping reform will basically orville whole, the hong hong kong electoral system. and the main feature of this is that it gives paging the right to vet candidates for the top position of leader in hong kong. and that's currently held by kerry lab who is backed by beijing. now this of course has received a lot of criticism from around the world named main believe from the u. s. as well

. we've seen us secretary of state, anthony blink and release a statement saying that this change will undermine democracy in hong kong, but it prevents hong kong people from having a voice in the very own system. now, many other governments, many other groups have reflected similar sentiments. some rights groups and many democracy activists are saying that aging is steadily and slowly smothering the pro democracy campaign in and the movement in hong kong. but china is not having any of it. it's basically doubling down. it's had this sleeping reform of proved as well as a national security law under which hundreds have been arrested and sentenced to prison . and beijing says that these changes are necessary to maintain the territories sovereignty to maintain its security. and that this is really china's internal affairs, and it seems to me that china is really acting like a parent saying that hong kong, as a child of china, has been given it was given some rights. it was given opportunities but because of

the unrest, some of it which turned violent in 20. 19 hong kong simply cannot be trusted. and therefore beijing has to step in with a firm hand and basically tighten its group and tighten its control over the territory k. katrina, you in beijing, thank you for bats. now, to hong kong, to speak to steven vine, 3 they writer and broadcast the author of the book, define the dragon, hong kong and the world's largest dictatorship. steven, thank the time before we go into that, a reaction to what's happening with with jimmy lot, can you just explain for our view as exactly who he is because we use this capital phrase that he's a media tie? kern, what does that mean and tell me about the, the influence that he has? well, jimmy lives in the sugar who actually made his name and his fortune in the clothing tray, but after the crackdown protested in channels. in 1989,

he turned his attention much more to politics forming 1st of all, by the popular news magazine who next he then went on to say, which is one of the, or possibly the biggest selling newspapers in hong kong. so we need such a crucial figure both in the democracy movement and as far as the 3rd is in beijing. number one of the media group that is actively supporting the democracy movement. number 2, he has very good relation with political forces as they are running a targeted campaign, just a phone call and of course, the parent, china. and thirdly, he's a very carried so sort of stuck with me just because i really don't like that. okay, so that's where i was kind of going with my next question is that how much is all

of this? actually? i mean, clearly it's affecting him because he gets put in jail. but his influence and his meteor empire in the newspapers that you talk about in this support for the democracy movement ave, taking the hit the newspaper is still running. the wind speculation here is that the one way or another will find a way of closing it down. they announced define the yesterday that despite the fact that jimmy live assets have been frozen, they've got enough money to carry on the leadership. both online. the physical paper has actually increased in response to the arrest the jimmy live. and there was very active trading in the company share the us today. this is the follow action being taken against the big boss jimmy lies. so it's still there, the why the expectation is not much longer really good context from steven vines

there. thank you very much. for your time today on to other news in the you and human rights council is to investigate potential war crimes. during the 11th a conflict between israel and mass, it look into abuses from all sides across the occupied territory and israel palestinians, welcoming the move. israel cause it's shameful to support us and kristen salumi at the you in a new york as palestinians in gaza. look for away forward amid attend, sees fire with israel. the un human rights council is looking back at the conflict and how it played out. the organization of islamic cooperation along with palestinians requested an investigation into possible violations of international law. a masses, indiscriminate rocket fire into israel was a clear one. according to high commissioner for human rights, michelle bash lay, but she says israel's response which killed 254 people, including 66 children,

might also qualify as a war crime. this by israel cleans the menu, is building one hosting our group or be used for military purposes. we have not seen evidence in this regard, such like re serious concerns of his wild compliance with the principal distinction and proportionality under the international. the council voted 24 to 9 to open investigation. israel however, refuses to participate another shameful day for the you in human rights council, which not only defends democracy trying to protect its people. but it, what washes a brutal genocidal terrorist organization that don't only indiscriminately attacks is ready civilians, but abuses palestinian civilians and gather using them as human shields. the u. s. who secretary of state recently visited the region and other western allies, did not support the move saying it threatened to imperil recent progress towards

peace, but the palestinian authority and hamas. welcome the move out of those. what happened in the gaza strip is a fully fledged war. crime that the world watched happen on their television. now we need a further step to be taken, which is to actually punish the occupation, but away from the politics. many see this investigation as important for shutting light on the ongoing struggle of palestinians under occupation. what has come up and this coming up in this room guys, concert is the tackling an investigation of what is called the root causes of the recent round of bivens. and these are the institutionalized discrimination and the method oppression that israel imposes on palestinians. this is of the heart of what is happening right now. the united nation has been down this road before on israel and palestine since 2005, the human rights council has had 9 sessions on the situation in gaza. and while israel sees this as bias, others in the international community see it as evidence that something has to

change. kristen salumi al jazeera, the united nations. the united states has putting more pressure on e, c o p, to end the violence in its northern te grey region. the country is an important american ally in the one of africa, but a senior white house official is warning of new sanctions. fisher with the support from capitol hill fighting glucose to the c o. p s t gray region 6 months ago. if you up and trips back by allies, the energy and army claimed the t great people's liberation front was behind the tax on your p and military bases. the u. s. has seen the government has a strong ally in the horn of africa, but is growing frustrated at the scale of the fighting. the senate foreign relations committee was told. the situation is heretic with thousands dead. we estimate that there are approximately 2000000 internally displaced persons, 63000 refugees, and 5200000 people in urgent need of assistance. the united states condemns in the

strongest terms, the brutal killings, sexual violence, including gang rape, forced removals, wanton destruction of civilian property. and there is a stock warning the war could spark ethiopia as 1st famine in more than 40 years in ki gray. after more than 6 months of hostilities, approximately $5200000.00 people are in need of assistance out of a total population of $6000000.00. approximately 2000000 of them are children. joe biden wants me to cease by the senate, has unanimously called for the withdrawal of if you'll be in troops, secretary of state antony blank and says what has happened in the great amongst 2 ethnic cleansing, but with testimony of brutal sexual assaults as well. the us isn't ready to declare war crimes are being committed just yet. we are acutely aware of the need to determine whether the conduct meets the legal standards for across the primes and we are a lead. and we are acutely waiting for that determination. as we have in any of us,

we believe in fact these are war crimes and crimes against humanity. so and i understand the concerns of such a designation, but we cannot turn blindly away when such things happen in the world. yoyo has been one that faces strong economic sanctions if the fighting continues, but it has dismissed us interference in its internal affairs. us invoice to the region is headed back the next week, hoping strong messages from washington might force a change on the ground island fisher. i'll just see the capitol hill in the news ahead. molly's military says detained transitional leaders have been freed. thing is, there's no sign of them. false trained for war is being used to fight demonstrate is in columbia, the latest from over time. the, the

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a jazz ah ah. without the run, these are the top story. hong kong media tycoon jimmy lives been jailed alongside 7 others for taking part in anti government protests in 20. 19 the part of our chrissy activists and building is already setting a 14 month sentence on similar charges. you and human rights councils voted to investigate potential war crimes during the 11th day conflict between israel and look into abuses from all sides called the occupied territory. and israel, the u. s. is wanting of new sanctions if the violence an atheist, the t great reason does not stop the senior official told the senate foreign

affairs committee that the region risks, famine, if that conflict continues. well, look at molly, where the military says the president and prime minister have been released from detention after agreeing to resign, colonel, se me goiter. who is one of the military officers who lead last year, who arrested the transitional leaders on monday. nicholas hawk has moved from bunker. molly's president, bow endow, had it coming, says, but your bundle gera, 9 months after taking power, the security social and economic situation is getting worse. he says, after a 3 day detention at military camp in county, the pm and president announced their resignation. the military june 10 now claimed they've been released bundle president bond. dow needed to go for the sake of the country. they seem incapable of running the nations affairs taking incoherent decisions in the lead up to the pm in presidents arrest, the country's largest trade union organized nationwide strikes. and the government

was accused of failing to address their grievances among those protesting is teacher. get a we met him in 20193 years on his demands for what he calls. decent wages have still not been met. none particularly into what we want is a government that delivers the promises made up. and if they don't, we will protest. even if it means the downfall of the government, who just before the agenda over through president kita, last august, crowds looted homes of politicians and destroyed the national assembly in the national assembly is just the way we cannot film it because it's being guarded by the military government has become a symbol of not the rule of law, but rather read and corruption with many here, believing that elected officials well off the back of the mountain people instead of protecting the interest that would be in the military june. his action has drawn

international condemnation, the west african body echo was threat and sanctions. as molly delved into a deeper crisis in its struggle to fight off armed groups, young mountains are upset with their leaders, inability to lead its ameliorating to see the way our military is acting in a country at war. our colonel should be fighting on the frontline for a country, not for government positions. 60 years after gaining independence from frowns, molly is still dependent on french and un troops to insure security that the state has so far failed to provide. gara is among those millions who see in this crisis and opportunity to bring back a strong state that works not against but for the people. in the meantime, he says some sacrifices have to be made nicholas hawk algebra, but my co for nearly 2 decades, the international military presence enough dentistry has been a source of income for thousands of afghans and local companies as video, controversial reports from cobble. now the departure of the last foreign troops is

having an impact on their livelihoods. the life that existed at these warehouse with trucks transporting goods to foreign military bases across again is down, is gone. up to the local company has been supporting international troops for more than 15 years and was providing an income for more than a 1000 african families. only a handful of employees remain. they will also be jobless in days, when the company shuts down completely, the owner does not want to be identified for fear of attacks. after working with foreign troops, it's very sad when i see this, it brings tears to my eyes. i'm not sure what will happen to employs of mine who are getting paychecks had their own shops in the market and took rice and beans for their families. if i don't have this operation, i cannot support them. the company owner says once there were more than $22000.00 african companies like his contributing millions to the local economy. most he says,

have closed or are in the process of shutting down. business connected to the international military presence has decreased dramatically since 2014 when they don't ended it's compact mission enough ghana stem. the departure of the last foreign troops by september will be the final blow to thousands more afghans who depended on them for a living. the bush buzzer in kabul, named after the u. s. president who started the war, is a shadow of its former self. it once had close to a 1000 stoles, most a wash with original american goods destined for us troops stationed here. now it's flooded with cheap imitations and items that barely any one buys. i was zachary 2018. the business became ruined. and right now there is no business at all . i'm looking to back my things because i'm an old man and being a shopkeeper,

it's difficult for me and there is nothing for me to sense. yes. 2 years ago, more than half of again his dance population lived on less than $2.00 a day. that number is risen to nearly 3 quarters. covered 19 hasn't helped. so time of mary says foreign investment is essential, but unlikely. now she put it into the problem, what's going on and i see the transfer you slam. why would people take that money and coming to us on an invest where there is no guarantee, what is going to happen tomorrow? which means the african people will be left to fend for themselves. another challenge for a country already devastated by conflict. filial contrary al jazeera cobble, at least 17 people unknown to have died and more than a 100 others remained missing during a month of anti government. protests in columbia, human rights groups say those numbers are much higher and there are growing calls to reform the police. allison run pierre, he has this report from book at

a low speed, nearly done, you know, somebody tanner and public safety scheduling. it's 6 surgery on may 1st, he was hit by a gas canister shot by columbia controversial riot police, cutting him 22 fractures and the loss of an eye, a shaft in training. he was out protesting when the police began setting off to your gas. your dummy dog grown wheel i started filming, and shooting when one of them sees me and names directly at me. yes. shooting straight up my face. i was just filming, i was matching peacefully and i actually was the 1st match i'd ever attended. this video shows him unconscious being carried off in a car to a hospital where they saved his life. i at least 1700 people have been injured in clashes with security forces since the protest began on april 28th. the government that so far confirmed 17 debts,

but that number is believed to be much higher as more than 300 have been reported. missing professors wrote the word this appeared in giant letters along one of the main avenue, a cry for help that has remained insert police abuses turned what started out as an anti tax protest into a rallying cry for a more just society and called for police reform. as we were filming clashes in bogota, dozens of residents came out of their homes to berate the police in the same the protesters showing just how deep the distress stores the institution has gone out of the basis. yet enters the columbia. defense minister survived the new confidence, both in the senate insisting that the police respects protocols if they see on most of us this fighting carriage is us to keep working for a security force placement and soldiers that are admirable for many. the problem is

that columbia police force has long been used to fight left wing quickly. yes, drug traffickers and paramilitaries in the war torn country. and now it's treating civilian protesters as battlefield enemies, the columbia police function and the, the umbrella and supervision of the minister of defense like the army and the navy, internal reforms that will guarantee the future it different type of fully disable to fulfill its role without committing abuses when pablo says they should make them in it only because there is no recognition that the police are causing ham, that they are killing people, shooting indiscriminately. they should at least say that, sorry, or people will not back down. meanwhile, victims like one pablo or left carrying the human cause, fighting for the rights in columbia for the rest of their lives. allison. and just

with that, there are fears of an oil spill as rescue boats battle of fire on a container ship off the coast of sri lanka. it's been burning for the past. a dave? it's thought the fire was started by a nitric acid leak on board. high winds have made it difficult to put the fire out . now more than a candidate for next month, local elections in mexico have been murdered. the president blames criminal gangs. the latest victim was running to become a city mayor. this is the 1st report from the area john holman, in mitchell, i can when, when a local candidate in come away in mexico's film, the videos start his campaign, he didn't expect that the shot summed up the major issue in the biggest elections in mexican history. in

a little more than a week, most positions in the country will be voted on minus the presidency and criminal groups of fighting to get their candidates into power, wiping out rivals. there have been more than 80 politicians killed during the campaign. always going to come up with i was, this is a truck of memo valencia running for mayor of morelia on a security platform. he wasn't in it that he himself was accused of involvement with the car. so when he was a met in one of mit, because most vile of regions, 8 years ago, he maintains that they're clean. governance is all but impossible. i want to keep them they are, but i assume that there is got there are municipalities with 3 cartels operator. imagine a life of an official there between a rock and a hard place. finally, the, on the one hand, the presence of really dangerous mental groups and on the other, the difference the authority for that could go from many of the most violent parts

of the country. but politicians aren't just victims. they can be benefits deciding with the criminals to power money in certain regions. it can seem like everyone's in on the game. those questions arose again when it emerged of the candidate for the ruling party. marina, the measure of the town of where tumble was wanted by the us drug enforcement agency, the d. e a. we went there to ask him, why? exactly why i'm on that list. i don't know, but i think it's because of a situation that my father lived through once upon a time. i deny categorically that i'm a criminal but were helpful to you. does recognise the criminal groups have a grip of politics in his state. there are many public officials specifically michoacan that have looted the municipality, and they're directly linked to other criminal groups. whoever gets into office and met because violent hinterlands is likely to feel the threat and lu,

organized crime that can only be bad news to democracy and mexico citizens on your home. and i'll just say to mid to account since that report, part of a new special at john holman's put together, you can see the 1st of it, the full report living in mexico's kills are 1930 gmc on sunday may the 30th ah right now that we've got a look at the headlines and hong kong media tank in jimmy lives been jailed again alongside 7 others for taking part in anti government protest. in 2019 part amongst the activist and building air is already serving a 14 month sentence on the challenges. well they took to taking part in an authorized assembly but it was peaceful they know.